Peter-Jan Wagemans
Peter-Jan Wagemans (The Hague, September 7, 1952) is a Dutch composer.
Wagemans studied organ (diploma 1974), composition with Jan van Vlijmen (diploma 1975) and music theory (diploma 1977) at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. After his studies he also worked with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.
According to Wagemans' philosophy, music is shaped in the observation of the listener. Therefore, Wagemans tries to focus on ways a work can be recognised, rather than on its fundamental structure. He generally makes use of what he prefers to call musical archetypes, unifying ambivalent elements.
Peter-Jan Wagemans is one of the founders of the Rotterdam School. He teaches composition and music theory at the Rotterdam Conservatory since 1984.
Wagemans founded the Dutch Doelen Ensemble and for some years was also the artistic director of the Amsterdam-based Holland Symfonia.
Selected Composition
Operas
- Legende (opera) (2004-2006)
- Andreas weent (Andreas weeps) opera (2012)
Orchestral works
- Muziek I (1974)
- Muziek II (1977, rev. 1979)
- Muziek III (1986, rev. 1987)
- Muziek IV (1988)
- Requiem (1992/1994)
- Symphony no. 6, Panthalassa (1994)
- The City and the Angel (1996/1997)
- Symphony no. 7 (1998/1999)
- Moloch (2000)
Chamber music
- Het landschap - for piano solo (1989/90)
- Concerto - for 2 pianos (1993)
- Ewig - for piano and percussion (1993)
- String Quartet (1997/1998)
- Frage: worauf hoffen? - for 2 celli (1999)
- Het V-de Boek (2001/2002)
Discography
- 1993 Einstein on the Beach (Elektra Nonesuch)
- 1995 Highlights (Composers' Voice)
- 1997 Het landschap (Attacca Babel)
- 2001 Portrait (Cybele Records)
External links
- Website Peter-Jan Wagemans
- Wagemans at Donemus
- CDs by Wagemans
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- Jan van Vlijmen (1972)
- Peter Schat (1973)
- Willem Breuker (1974)
- Tristan Keuris (1975)
- Louis Andriessen (1977)
- Leo Cuypers (1978)
- Otto Ketting (1979)
- Jan van Vlijmen (1980)
- Jan Boerman (1981)
- Ton de Leeuw (1982)
- Klaas de Vries (1983)
- Guus Janssen (1984)
- Dick Raaymakers (1985)
- Theo Loevendie (1986)
- Gottfried Michael Koenig (1987)
- Joep Straesser (1988)
- Jacques Bank (1989)
- Peter-Jan Wagemans (1990)
- Klas Torstensson (1991)
- Louis Andriessen (1992)
- Robert Heppener (1993)
- Dick Raaymakers (1994)
- Diderik Wagenaar (1996)
- Ton de Leeuw (1997)
- Klaas de Vries (1998)
- Ron Ford (1999)
- Richard Rijnvos (2000)
- Misha Mengelberg (2001)
- Peter-Jan Wagemans (2002)
- Richard Ayres (2003)
- Michel van der Aa (2004)
- Boudewijn Tarenskeen (2009)
- Richard Rijnvos (2011)
- Jan van de Putte (2013)
- Peter Adriaansz (2015)
- Kate Moore (2017)
- Aart Strootman (2019)
- Calliope Tsoupaki (2021)